Names I Would Actually Use

• Alistair: a form of Alexander; derived from the Greek name Alexandros which means 'defending men', from Greek alexo 'to defend, help' and aner 'man'.
• Arthur: the meaning is unknown; possibly derived from the Celtic elements artos 'bear' and viros 'man' or rigos 'king'.
• Calum: a form of Columba, a late Latin name meaning 'dove'.
• Duncan: anglicized form of the Gaelic name Donnchadh meaning 'brown warrior', derived from Gaelic donn 'brown' and cath 'warrior'.
• Finley: anglicized form of Fionnlagh which means 'white warrior' from Gaelic fionn 'white, fair' and laogh 'warrior'.
• Finola: anglicized form of Fionnuala which means 'white shoulder'.
• Fiona: feminine form of Fionn, an Irish name meaning 'fair, white'.
• Isla: variant of Islay; from the name of the island of Islay, which lies off of the west coast of Scotland.
• Isobel: a Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth; from Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath' or perhaps 'my God is abundance'.
• Kyla: the feminine form of Kyle; a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning 'narrows, channel, strait' - Kyla might possibly mean 'strait of water, beautiful'.
• Lachlan: a nickname name; originally a Scottish nickname for a person who was from Norway. In Scotland, Norway was known as the 'land of the lochs' or Lochlann.
• Nessa: a nickname name which possibly means 'pure, holy, butterfly'.

Guilty Pleasure

• Greer: a surname name derived from the given name Gregor which was from the late Greek name Gregorios; derived from gregoros meaning 'watchful, alert'.
• Hamish: anglicized form of a Sheumais, a Scottish form of James which means 'he who supplants'.
• Iona: from the name of the island off Scotland where Saint Columba founded a monastery. The name of the island is Old Norse in origin and apparently derives simply from ey meaning 'island'.
• Murray: a surname name which was derived from the region in Scotland called Moray, meaning 'seaboard settlement'.